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Slice casings of sausage meat and crumble into a skillet. Add olive oil and saute over medium high heat until outside of sausage begins to brown. Add onion and saute until translucent. Add garlic near end. Sausage meat does not need to cook, only brown slightly. Do not allow garlic to brown.

Deglaze pan with chicken stock, and transfer contents of pan to Crockpot.

Add remaining ingredients except for tomatoes to Crockpot.

Set Crockpot to high setting and cook for 2 hours, then cook an additional 3-5 hours on low setting or until beans are tender. Note: Do not allow to boil - choose a setting low enough to keep at a simmer only!

Check occasionally to see if more liquid is required as beans expand during cooking. Add tomatoes during final hour of cooking.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Can be served over pasta or rice.

Note: When in season, fresh herbs may be substituted for dried for enhanced flavor.

Brown bacon (cut in squares), chopped onion and chopped green pepper. Fry all together and leave grease in. Dump sauerkraut in crock pot and put above ingredients on top. Add head of cabbage (chopped), sausage (cut in chunks) and the tomatoes (sliced). Cook in crock pot at least 6 hours. (Or, can be cooked in pan on top of stove for 1 hour.)

1. Cut steak into 1-inch x 1-inch cubes. Mix ¼ cup of flour, salt, and pepper together. Toss the steak cubes in the flour mixture to coat.
2. Coat bottom of a skillet with olive oil. Heat olive oil on stovetop set to medium heat and brown steak on all sides evenly. Remove from stovetop, drain and place in stoneware in slow cooker heating base.
3. Add tomatoes onion, celery, and steak sauce. Cover and cook on Low for 6-8 hours or on High for 3-4 hours.
4. To thicken sauce, mix 2 tablespoons flour with 1/8 cup of water, then add to stoneware and mix well to thicken, and cook for and additional 15 minutes.

I'm making the 16 bean soup but I screwed it up. I miscounted and actually used 17 beans. Will this make my soup taste any different? Should I add any extra oregano or basil to make up for the extra bean?

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I'm making the 16 bean soup but I screwed it up. I miscounted and actually used 17 beans. Will this make my soup taste any different? Should I add any extra oregano or basil to make up for the extra bean?

no..it will be fine...just make sure you leave 1 bean in the pot..dont eat it..and you will be fine